Wil Jones
Basketball Player
1947 –
Who is Wil Jones?
Wilbert "Wil" Jones is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'8" forward from Albany State University, Jones was drafted in the fifth round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers and by the Miami Floridians in the 1969 ABA Draft.
Jones played seven seasons in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Miami Floridians, Memphis Pros, Memphis Tams and Kentucky Colonels.
After the ABA-NBA merger in 1976 Jones was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the ABA Dispersal Draft and played two seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Indiana Pacers and Buffalo Braves.
Jones won the 1975 ABA Championship with the 1974-75 Kentucky Colonels and was named to the 1975 ABA All-Defense Team. In his ABA/NBA career, he tallied 8,482 total points, 5,560 total rebounds and 1,446 total assists.
His brothers Caldwell Jones, Charles Jones and Major Jones all played in the NBA.
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- Born
- Feb 27, 1947
McGehee - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Albany State University
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- McGehee
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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